The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-28
.BAKERSON lTHEfSTAND.
TELLS Air1A1S. sTl,AleIlr STORY.

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A Detailed Account OF Ills Movements Just
before aud Just After tbs anrdsr-Ai.
legged Blood Spots Agaln-C Clothing i
drought Here 10 DO Examined.
Yesterday was the ninth day OF the
famous Baker murder trial, ut New. Gum.
berland. The case 10 more than a nine
days wonder. In spite Of heavy rain
just before tho hour for court 10 open yes.
terday. the court room WAS well filed with
ladies and gentlemen.
The afternoon session produced the
sensation Of the trial thus far, when
Clerk Stewart said, Evan B. Baker, be
sworn" and the prisoner took the
stand. Tho court room was one
jam Of painting humanity for the
two and a half houra that he was on the
sland. Ho gave his evidence rapidly, as
fast rs he could talk, without being ques.
toned by counsel. Ho narrated what he
did in the twenty.iour hours from 0 o'clock
Monday morning until he returned home
at 0 o'clock on Tuesday. His style Of
delivery waa clear, bis manner cool and
collected, and he certainly told his story
well. His emotion when he spoke Of his
wife's body was only momentary. lilo 70.
gained his nelf possession In momunt or
two. TEL
a DEAF MurE's EVIDENCE. 55
The first witness yesterday was Prof.
Logan, Of Pittsburgh. This gentleman is
deai mute and the examination was con.
Quoted chiefly by writing the questions.
Mr.. Moore made strong opposition to this
witness on tho ground OF incompetency,
40 he could neither hear nor speak. This
was overruled by the Court. do you
recognise the paRts and collar as the same
that were given your and by whom were
they given ?" he was asked.
II recognizes these aa the articles hand
cd mo by Mr.. Chapman on tho S.h Of
July at my Office In Pittsburgh"
Estate 10 whom you delivered these ar.
ticles and who was present, and II you took
q receipt for the same" r5
~ delivered them 10 Dr.. T. N. 7. Nc
kennon on July 81 in the presence OF Mr..
William McD. Miller, and here is the re.
ceipt." NJ
Mr.. Moore aaked for an ordor to have
the Sheriff deliver 10 tho defense tho pants
and collar for the purpose Of microscopic
and chemical analysis, snd it was so or.
dered. 5sa2,l. - - $3.50
E. 6. Richardson-I have resided in
New Cumberland for fifteen years; was
ut the aceno Of the murder aud saw the
prisoner. was In company with Mr..
Sweeney, Chapman and Marshall; saw
the prisoner Oh tho front porch. was
sitting in tho hall and saw. a spot on the
prisoners pants, on the leg Of tho pants.
I saw also what looked like three finger
marks on the hip Of the pants. The spots
looked like blood. The psnts were shown
the witness and bio said that the marks
were not now visible.
ERAsISG TIE sroTs.
| O. G.. Lee, OF Now Cumberland wac
called. i have been o resident here lor
nine years; MSS sergeant Of the town last
year. IsaB tho prisoner on Friday OF the
same week Of the murder in bis cell; saw
tho prisoner rubbing at psir OF pants
was looking in at the window; he was
sitting on bis couch in nude condition
rubbing the pants. The part he WAS rub.
bling was the front part OF the wsist. !
could not eco the body oil the prisoner
when he was rubbing. When he noticed
me he slipped a paper from his aide and
commenced reading. He slipped the
psntB back oil him. q
Cross.examined by Braddock-Went to
the cell to see the prisoner; did not speak
to the prisoner; saw through the glass /;
the window WAS not hoisted. Lam not
liable to identify the pants; rs soon as he
saw me he put the pants away immedi-
ately. q, II
+ Redirect examinatiou-The,e wss cur.
tain on the window and about three
inches OF the glass exposed. t...s5ss
Observation-Disclosures eyes came
round in 8 glazing way, and caught eight
OF me. 81 u
"A. W. Brown, editor OF the Independent
II have copy OF an interviewswith Mr..
Baker. | had a talk with the prisoner
he said he had read the account as pub.
lishsd in the Independent and that my in.
terview wss Eas correct as 1t could be
made, while there were como insccpra-
ciea, yet in tho main it IVES correct.
He told me while at the Cove thRt he
went TO Ctosa Creek Village 10 see his
father; that he bad received postal that
hie father WAS sick, but found his father
better, and decided to return home again.
He eaid there were three ihen there to
lespe lot for an outing house. He said
to me that when he got into the house be
found his pocketbook lying on tho floor
| that he did not touch it until Squire Lee
came, and that he had lost $3.50.
| The defenea reserved the cross.exami.
nation OF Mr.. Brown until such time as
the original interview as published could
be had.
DR.. n. X. Aiorria waa again called. b
| Lysander Patterson, the surveyor, who
made tho plans ahowni in court, was asked
the difference in the two routes, the coun.
ty road or the one that Baker took in 20.
ing to the depot. The difference Of dis
lance Is $40 feet, about one-fith OF a mile
further by the route he went. It 10 sixty
one feet from the kitchen door around the
house by the Eoulheast end to the front
door and around by the northwest III
feet. 1t is eighty-six feet from tho corner
Of the porch TO the turnpike.
The objec. of4this testimony was to
show that Baker travelled ut leas. one.iiftt
Of mile further by the route he took
than II be had taken the regular route
| the turnpike.
NO IAPuTATIoN MEANT. ..sl5
| Whom Court opened in the afternoon
Col. Moore arose to question oil privilege
in regard to what might be IN imputatior
cae. upon his character by the prosecution
In asking that Sheriff Lindsay should &C.
company Mr.. Moore TO Wheeling with the
articiea OF wearing apparel that had beer
before the court, and that wero asked 10,
| by the defense to obtain q microscopic
md chemical analysis.
! Mr.. Hutchinson answered by saying thai
the State did not wish TO cast any imputa.